Happy Birthday Ethan!

Today our little man is 4! Where has the time gone? It has gone by way too fast if you ask me. We had a big family party for Ethan on Sunday. It was nice to get our families together. Ethan had a blast and was on cloud nine after opening his gifts. Thank you all for your thoughtfulness. After everyone had left Ethan said " Mom can we invite every body to all my birthdays?" He had so much fun with his new toys. We recently took Myllie and Ethan to see Toy Story 3, Ethan enjoyed it so much he wanted a Toy Story Party. Our little guy is growin up!

Scott and I had decided months ago to get him his first bike. He has wanted one for awhile now. He was so surprised......It was a perfect face!

After cake and ice cream and family went home, Ethan tested out his new toy! He was so excited!

He has already gotten so good at riding it! He can even keep up with me while I workout. We love Ethan so much and can not even imagine what life would be like without him. Happy Birthday Buddy!!

Summer Fun

Two weeks ago we had Wayne (Scott's Brother) & Taryn's kids spend the night. They had so much fun playing outside, swimming in the pool, & havin picnic's. Myllie & Ethan had a blast with Megan, Kaitlyn, & Tyson!

They all had so much fun together, Ethan & Tyson were so funny! Myllie, Megan, & Kaitlyn had fun playin Dress-up and Barbie's. Myllie & Ethan can't wait til the next time their cousins get to stay over.

July 4th Weekend (Part 2)

Monday we went to the Parade in Provo, it was pretty good! It was hot and by the end the kids were ready to call it a day.

Ethan liked the guys doin stunts on bikes....He now wants a bike.

Myllie liked this float, it was the prettiest. I like what it said "Cherish Every Step"

I thought it was cool all the Boy Scouts carrying flags.

Myllie and Ethan had fun! They gave "knuckles" to the missionaries, went nuts over Curious George, and were fasinated by the llamas. All in all the kids had fun, so I guess braving the heat and crowds was worth

it. 

After the parade we went home and took a nap, then headed over to my parents for a BBQ and Fireworks.

The kids were excited to do the poppers and sparklers!!

Scott and Nick gettin ready for our Fireworks Show

Berlin was very excited about the sparklers!

We had a very long but funfulled weekend! Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th!

July 4th Weekend (Part 1)

We had a lot of fun last weekend! The 4th of July is my all time favorite summer holiday!! We started of the festivites with the Freedom Festival in down town Provo. The kids got snow cones and air brush designs on their arms. We walked around and looked at all the different booths. Since my sister's hubby had to work a booth she tagged along with us too......Brookie loves being with Myllie and Ethan. 

One of the booths was a show, called Scales and Tails. From the sound of the name I bet you can guess what this booth was about to show us......yup scorpions, baby aligators, spiders, lizards, turtles, and yes...snakes! The kids had a blast watching, they were on the front row! At one point the kids were

asked to hold their breath.......Ethan figured out he could breath and hold his breath at the same time! 

 

Scott and I are not big fans of all these fun things that this nice man was showing off......Our daughter loves them! Since they were on the front row guess who had her hand up when a volunteer was needed? That's right....Myllie!! She got to help with this big lizard, I was too busy watching to make sure my daughter wasn't eaten, to hear what it is called. Myllie loved it!!

As you can see from the picture Myllie kept the huge lizard from eating the front row. She is completely fearless and is willing to try anything! I haven't decided if that is a good thing or bad thing....LOL After the festival fun, we headed to The Stadium of Fire. It was really good, Myllie and I are fans of Carrie Underwood so we were excited! Scott and I hope that we can make it a tradition and go every year.

They did a really cool tribute to our military men and women. I am very proud to be an American. I am very grateful to all the men and women who serve, so I can have my freedom. I get kinda emotional when it comes to honoring our military. They all sacrifice so much for their country. I am very proud to be a military wife! This picture is honoring each branch of the military Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force.

Myllie took over taking pictures......Here is what she got!

Myllie and Ethan with Grandpa and Grandma

My camera is not great so as it got darker I was unable to take good pictures. I wasn't able to get any good pictures of Carrie Underwood, she was really good! I like it when they sound the same in person as they do on their CD. The Fireworks were ablsoutely amazing, we all had a blast!

After a very long day of fun, we headed home. Poor Ethan was so tired he didn't even make it to his bed. But before Daddy took him to bed I had to get some pictures.....So cute!!